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Before Writing fig. 88 (P235770)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. Habuba Kabira), dated to the Uruk V (ca. 3500-3350 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria

Metadata / catalogue

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria

Museum Number

NMSDeZ — ?

Period

Uruk V (ca. 3500-3350 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Habuba Kabira)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N14) ,
2. 4(N01) ,
3. 3(N01) ,

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Uruk V (ca. 3500-3350 BC)
Consult word list of Uruk V (ca. 3500-3350 BC)

Collections

National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
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Condition Description:
Join Information:
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Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Undetermined

Related publications

primary: Before Writing, fig. 88

[Schmandt-Besserat1992BeforeWriting] Schmandt-Besserat, Denise. 1992. Before Writing. Austin : University of Texas Press.
history: M II 127

[sec36575] N.d.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NMSDeZ — ?
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. Habuba Kabira)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Uruk V (ca. 3500-3350 BC)
Period Comments:
numerical tablet
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-03 at 12:51:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:39	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 15:13:47	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:37:21	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2004-01-07 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Before Writing Fig. 88 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P235770.

Before Writing fig. 88 artifact entry (No. P235770). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235770 (Original work published 2004)

Before Writing fig. 88 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235770 (Accessed: March 6, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235770},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Before Writing Fig. 88 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P235770.

Before Writing fig. 88 artifact entry (No. P235770). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235770 (Original work published 2004)

Before Writing fig. 88 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235770 (Accessed: March 6, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235770},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235770},
}

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